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Summary

AustraliaMedal - Endangered Species, Leadbeater's Possum Westpac Bank 175th Anniversary 1992 (AD)Mint: Royal Australian MintThis medal is one of a series of six endangered species medals struck in association with the World Wildlife Fund on the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of the Westpac Bank.

Physical Description

A small (27 mm) cupro-nickel medal struck on the occasion of the 175th Anniversary of the foundation of the Westpac Bank (Bank of New South Wales). It features a Leadbeater's Possum sitting in a gum tree holding a branch, head front; an endangered species.

Obverse Description

At centre within a wide rim formed by a line circle, a Leadbeater's Possum sitting in a gum tree holding a branch, head front; below, Leadbeater's Possum; around on wide rim, World Wildlife Fund for Nations Endangered Species 1992.

Date Issued

Issued By

Mint

Inscriptions

Obverse: At centre within a wide rim formed by a line circle, a Leadbeater's Possum sitting in a gum tree holding a branch, head front; below, Leadbeater's Possum; around on wide rim, World Wildlife Fund for Nature Endangered Species 1992.
Reverse: At centre 175 Years (the Y developing ornate curves); above, CELEBRATING , below, AUSTRALIA'S FIRST BANK
Edge: Plain